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Richard Wilson, R.A.
Description
- Richard Wilson, R.A.
- Portrait of a Gentleman, probably Paul Panton (1727–97)
- oil on canvas, in a carved wood frame
Provenance
Literature
Condition
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Catalogue Note
Panton married Jane (1725–64), the daughter and heir of William Jones (1688–1755) of Plas Gwyn, Anglesey, in 1756 and led a successful life as the squire of that estate, as the sheriff of Anglesey, and as an agricultural reformer who took a keen interest in the wider infrastructure of the island. He was instrumental in the formation of an important collection of papers from the Wynn family of Gwydir and from the greatest Welsh scholar of the day, Ieuan Fardd (1731–88), whom he patronised, now in the National Library of Wales.
We are grateful to Robin Simon and Martin Postle for confirming the attribution to Wilson following first hand inspection of the picture, and for suggesting a date of circa 1749. We are also grateful to Tom Lloyd for his assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.